The Hindu Crossword 6637

Across

 1 Make a small hit with a bird by design (7)
 5 Are sold, maybe, but are very trying (7)
 9 Moves to attain a higher position (5)
10 Stayed the course longer than the others (9)
11 Send Ben and Tom to an early grave? (6)
12 Turns out prefects par excellence (8)
14 Not the usual place to paddle a canoe (5)
15 Always envious of Holly? (9)
18 Part of a skeleton, humorous? I say! (5,4)
20 In the midst of a Mongolian crowd (5)
22 By which greyhounds win? (3,5)
24 Did act in a manner of one who's hooked (6)
26 River worker about to snub the performer (9)
27 Moulding of a small volume in circles (5)
28 Take in the young lady almost with a bad deal (7)
29 The treachery of the wily Senator (7)

Down

 1 Just left, being fed up of High School, initially, being upset (6,3) 
 2 Framework for letters, perhaps? (7)
 3 A quick buck? (4,5)
 4 Light gas (4)
 5 Honest plainsmen (2,3,5) 
 6 Bonsai technique? (5)
 7 That thing you read in the newspaper (7)
 8 Fuss made in the ship about them weakening the drinks (5)
13 Used one of the three on watch? (6-4)
16 Imposing variation on the organ side (9)
17 It's never usually worn out! (9)
19 Top gun gets wild and goes to pieces! (7)
21 How dreadful to moon around one American! (7)
22 Imagine mother getting taken round about (5)
23 Escape from the last part of the prelude (5)
25 Restore after cancellation of the Test (4)

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